It’s no Secret - it’s OUT THERE!
Posted on 30 April 2009 by Freya North
The Author and Her Assistant
(who tried to charge me 50p)
(we settled on an ice-cream… which turned out to be a damn sight more expensive!)
Well! What an exhausting, exhilarating day! My 10th novel is now, officially, published - and it was an utter thrill for your author to be out and about, nipping into book shops left, right and centre and seeing Secrets on the shelves! For me, the excitement of publication simply has not diminished one jot over the years.
Bizarrely, in Selfridges, the sales assistants refused to let me sign copies of Secrets until they’d had a long (rather stern) look at my author pic in the book to verify I was indeed who I claimed to be!
There are currently signed copies at Selfridges, at Waterstones opposite Selfridges and at Borders, Oxford Street. I’ll be sure to let you know as and when and where I sign more!
Hope you’re enjoying the new video section on the website - and that you’ve found the competition too!
What a day! So many lovely messages from you lot. Where would I be without you? Your seal of approval is more precious, more ‘real’ to me, than a month in the Top 10 (though that’d be rather nice too!)
April 30th, 2009 at 10:30 pm
Sunny Suffolk by any chance Freya?!
Wishful thinking…crossing everything as we speak to win a signed edition instead! Surely entering every comp on this website for the past few years and emailing you count for something?! LOL. Does this constitute bribery?! Ahem!
Just to say I’m really excited about the new book and need to get my hands on it asap. Maybe I could try and find some time on Bank Hol to start it if I can get a break for 5 from B and potty training! (TMI?)
Look forward to hearing and reading more soon!
Best regards as always, Jewels
May 1st, 2009 at 9:41 am
YEY! It is even out in Australia. We normaly have to wait a good few months after the UK publication. Thank god its the weekend, I don’t imagine I will be doing anything other than sitting reading Secrets.
Can’t wait to start and discover what the ’secret’ is…
Love Lx
September 10th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
I have read all ten of your novels and you just keep going from strength to strength. I loved the section at the end which illustrated part of your reseach. I would love for this to be a regular occurance.
‘Secrets’ is a tremendous read. A real page turner. Reading it in bed was difficult as I’d say to myself ‘I’ll just read to the end of this chapter…’ - as you do - and I’d be compelled to read more! The secrets are intriguing and nothing like I expected them to be.
Thank you for such a good book.